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| Radiation tests after spy death | Radiation tests after spy death |
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| Tests are set to be carried out on members of the public who may have come into contact with Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko. | Tests are set to be carried out on members of the public who may have come into contact with Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko. |
| His death has been linked to the presence of a "major dose" of radioactive polonium-210 in his body. | His death has been linked to the presence of a "major dose" of radioactive polonium-210 in his body. |
| Radioactive traces were found at a London hotel and sushi bar he visited on 1 November. Tests are for those who may have been in contact with him. | |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the risk to customers was low. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the risk to customers was low. |
| Anyone who was in the Itsu restaurant, or who was in the Pine Bar of the Millennium Hotel on 1 November has been urged to contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647. | Anyone who was in the Itsu restaurant, or who was in the Pine Bar of the Millennium Hotel on 1 November has been urged to contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647. |
| An HPA spokeswoman said: "We expect that we are going to do tests and we expect that they are going to be negative and we have no reason to think customers are at risk." | An HPA spokeswoman said: "We expect that we are going to do tests and we expect that they are going to be negative and we have no reason to think customers are at risk." |
| No post-mortem examination yet on Mr Litvinenko | No post-mortem examination yet on Mr Litvinenko |
| Meanwhile, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has issued advice to GPs and hospitals on the risks and clinical implications of exposure to Polonium-210. | Meanwhile, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has issued advice to GPs and hospitals on the risks and clinical implications of exposure to Polonium-210. |
| The government's civil contingencies, Cobra, has met to discuss the case. | The government's civil contingencies, Cobra, has met to discuss the case. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Andy Tighe said various sites are being regarded as crime scenes. | BBC home affairs correspondent Andy Tighe said various sites are being regarded as crime scenes. |
| Officers are also interviewing witnesses in an attempt to find out who Mr Litvinenko met around the time he fell ill. | Officers are also interviewing witnesses in an attempt to find out who Mr Litvinenko met around the time he fell ill. |
| Tests are also being carried out at the two London hospitals where Mr Litvinenko had been treated, University College and the Barnet General, the Health Protection Agency said. | Tests are also being carried out at the two London hospitals where Mr Litvinenko had been treated, University College and the Barnet General, the Health Protection Agency said. |
| A post-mortem examination on Mr Litvinenko has not yet been held. | A post-mortem examination on Mr Litvinenko has not yet been held. |
| The delay is believed to be over concerns about the health implications for those present at the examination. | The delay is believed to be over concerns about the health implications for those present at the examination. |
| Officers are examining material taken various scenes | Officers are examining material taken various scenes |
| Medical experts had previously expressed differing opinions over substances that could have possibly led to his death. | Medical experts had previously expressed differing opinions over substances that could have possibly led to his death. |
| Initial reports that he was given the heavy metal thallium gave way to other theories including radiation poisoning. | Initial reports that he was given the heavy metal thallium gave way to other theories including radiation poisoning. |
| Friends have said Mr Litvinenko was poisoned because of his criticism of Russia. | Friends have said Mr Litvinenko was poisoned because of his criticism of Russia. |
| Police searches are taking place at Mr Litvinenko's house in north London, where radioactive traces were discovered, and other places he had been. | Police searches are taking place at Mr Litvinenko's house in north London, where radioactive traces were discovered, and other places he had been. |
| LITVINENKO TIMELINE 1 Nov - Alexander Litvinenko meets two Russian men at a London hotel and then meets Italian academic Mario Scaramella at a sushi bar in Piccadilly. Hours later he falls ill and is admitted to Barnet General Hospital17 Nov - Mr Litvinenko is transferred to UCH19 Nov - Reports say Mr Litvinenko is poisoned with thallium21 Nov - A toxicologist says he may have been poisoned with "radioactive thallium"22 Nov - Mr Litvinenko's condition deteriorates overnight. Thallium and radiation ruled out 23 Nov - The ex-spy dies in intensive care Litvinenko statement in full Reaction: Russian's death Timeline of case in full | LITVINENKO TIMELINE 1 Nov - Alexander Litvinenko meets two Russian men at a London hotel and then meets Italian academic Mario Scaramella at a sushi bar in Piccadilly. Hours later he falls ill and is admitted to Barnet General Hospital17 Nov - Mr Litvinenko is transferred to UCH19 Nov - Reports say Mr Litvinenko is poisoned with thallium21 Nov - A toxicologist says he may have been poisoned with "radioactive thallium"22 Nov - Mr Litvinenko's condition deteriorates overnight. Thallium and radiation ruled out 23 Nov - The ex-spy dies in intensive care Litvinenko statement in full Reaction: Russian's death Timeline of case in full |
| In a statement dictated before he died at University College Hospital on Thursday, the 43-year-old accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of involvement in his death. | In a statement dictated before he died at University College Hospital on Thursday, the 43-year-old accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of involvement in his death. |
| Mr Litvinenko had recently been investigating the murder of his friend, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, another critic of the Putin government. | Mr Litvinenko had recently been investigating the murder of his friend, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, another critic of the Putin government. |
| Mr Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated the Kremlin's earlier dismissal of allegations of involvement in the poisoning as "sheer nonsense". | Mr Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated the Kremlin's earlier dismissal of allegations of involvement in the poisoning as "sheer nonsense". |
| Mr Putin himself has said Mr Litvinenko's death was a tragedy, but he saw no "definitive proof" it was a "violent death". | Mr Putin himself has said Mr Litvinenko's death was a tragedy, but he saw no "definitive proof" it was a "violent death". |
| Police have been examining two meetings Mr Litvinenko had on 1 November - one at a London hotel with a former KGB agent and another man, and a rendezvous with Italian security consultant Mario Scaramella, at a sushi restaurant in London's West End. | Police have been examining two meetings Mr Litvinenko had on 1 November - one at a London hotel with a former KGB agent and another man, and a rendezvous with Italian security consultant Mario Scaramella, at a sushi restaurant in London's West End. |
| Mr Litvinenko, who was granted asylum in the UK in 2000 after complaining of persecution in Russia, fell ill later that day. | Mr Litvinenko, who was granted asylum in the UK in 2000 after complaining of persecution in Russia, fell ill later that day. |